# Okanagan—Coquihalla

Okanagan—Coquihalla was a federal electoral district in the province of British Columbia, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.

## Geography

The electoral district included the towns of Penticton, Merritt, Summerland, Logan Lake, West Kelowna and Peachland.

## History

This riding was created in 1996 from parts of Fraser Valley East and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt ridings. In 2003, it underwent slight boundary changes, with small parts added from Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys and Kelowna ridings.

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Fraser Valley East and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Jim Hart | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Jim Hart | Alliance |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Stockwell Day | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Stockwell Day | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Stockwell Day | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Stockwell Day | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Stockwell Day | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Stockwell Day | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Dan Albas | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola and South Okanagan—West Kootenay |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Albas | 28,525 | 53.59 | -4.54 |
| | New Democratic | David Finnis | 12,853 | 24.15 | +7.51 |
| | Liberal | John Kidder | 5,815 | 10.92 | -0.97 |
| | Green | Dan Bouchard | 5,005 | 9.39 | -3.95 |
| | Independent | Sean Upshaw | 860 | 1.62 | – |
| | Independent | Dietrich Wittel | 180 | 0.34 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 53,238 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 121 | 0.23 | -0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,359 | 62.69 | +3.1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 85,117 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.02 |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Stockwell Day | 28,765 | 58.13 | +7.86 | $59,382 |
| | New Democratic | Ralph Poynting | 8,236 | 16.64 | -2.57 | $8,169 |
| | Green | Dan Bouchard | 6,603 | 13.34 | +5.78 | $592 |
| | Liberal | Valerie Hallford | 5,883 | 11.89 | -11.08 | |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,487 | 100.0 | | $91,800 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 148 | 0.30 | +0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,635 | 59.6 | -3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.22 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Stockwell Day | 25,283 | 50.27 | +0.48 | $46,867 |
| | Liberal | David Perry | 11,552 | 22.97 | -0.07 | $5,727 |
| | New Democratic | John Harrop | 9,660 | 19.21 | -0.33 | $6,809 |
| | Green | Karan Bowyer | 3,802 | 7.56 | +1.61 | $1,328 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,297 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 130 | 0.26 | -0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,445 | 62.8 | -0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +0.28 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Stockwell Day | 24,220 | 49.79 | -15.62 | $63,012 |
| | Liberal | Vanessa Sutton | 11,212 | 23.04 | +2.59 | $36,417 |
| | New Democratic | Joyce Procure | 9,509 | 19.54 | +11.10 | $7,994 |
| | Green | Harry Naegel | 2,896 | 5.95 | +3.67 | $1,105 |
| | Marijuana | Jack William Peach | 548 | 1.12 | -0.56 | |
| | Canadian Action | Lelannd Haver | 259 | 0.53 | -0.42 | $397 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,644 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 214 | 0.44 | +0.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,858 | 63.55 | -1.95 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -9.10 |
| Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. |||||||
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Stockwell Day | 28,794 | 59.36 | -10.94 | $61,098 |
| | Liberal | Tom Chapman | 9,923 | 20.45 | – | $15,521 |
| | New Democratic | Ken Ellis | 4,096 | 8.44 | -4.12 | $4,470 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon John Seiter | 2,939 | 6.05 | – | $697 |
| | Green | Harry Naegel | 1,110 | 2.28 | -5.38 | $5,034 |
| | Marijuana | Teresa Taylor | 818 | 1.68 | – | |
| | Canadian Action | Larry Taylor | 461 | 0.95 | -3.25 | $1,502 |
| | Natural Law | Elizabeth Innes | 167 | 0.34 | – | $514 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Dorothy-Jean O'Donnell | 99 | 0.20 | – | $123 |
| | Independent | Clay Harmon | 95 | 0.19 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,502 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 166 | 0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,668 | 65.50 | +0.44 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | -15.70 |
Canadian federal by-election, 11 September 2000 On the resignation of Jim Hart :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Stockwell Day | 19,417 | 70.30 | +17.24 |
| | New Democratic | Ken Ellis | 3,470 | 12.56 | +0.81 |
| | Green | Joan Russow | 2,115 | 7.66 | +5.49 |
| | Canadian Action | Jack William Peach | 1,159 | 4.20 | – |
| | Independent | Jim Strauss | 689 | 2.49 | – |
| | Independent | Marc-Boris St-Maurice | 438 | 1.59 | – |
| | Independent | Dennis Earl Baker | 223 | 0.81 | – |
| | Independent | Rad Gajic | 108 | 0.39 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,619 | 100.0 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | +8.22 |
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Jim Hart | 24,570 | 53.06 | $48,868 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Murdock | 12,241 | 26.43 | $66,877 |
| | New Democratic | David Finnis | 5,441 | 11.75 | $18,388 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ramesh Rikhi | 2,523 | 5.44 | $23,815 |
| | Green | Harry Naegel | 1,008 | 2.17 | $691 |
| | Christian Heritage | Stuart Allan Town | 318 | 0.68 | $2,109 |
| | Independent | Janice G.A.E. Switlo | 202 | 0.43 | $550 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 46,303 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 159 | 0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,462 | 65.06 |
| This riding was created from parts of Fraser Valley East and Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt, both of which elected a Reform candidate in the previous election. Jim Hart was the incumbent from Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt. |||||||